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<H3><CENTER>Administrative Areas of Scotland</CENTER></H3>

<P>The first table below
shows the historic counties and their administrative sub-divisions before
the first round of changes and lists the successor regions for each, that
is the post-change regions which contain some or all of the original county
area. The second table shows the regions after the first round of changes
and lists their successor unitary authorities. In all cases
only the top-tier authority is shown - either the top-tier in a two-tier
arrangement or a single tier authority (shown italicised).</P>

<P>The tables also show the Chapman County Codes (CCC) for each county and
region. These are unique 3 letter codes.</P>

<P>For a brief description of the administrative  changes in the United Kingdom
see - <A HREF="UKchanges.html">Local Government Changes in the United
Kingdom</A>.</P>

<P>The following abbreviations are used in these tables:</P>

<P><CENTER><TABLE BORDER="1" CELLSPACING="2" CELLPADDING="0">
<TR>
<TH COLSPAN="2">Key</TH></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">(C)</TD>
<TD>County of a City</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP">(U)</TD>
<TD>Unitary Authority</TD></TR>
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<P>Single-tier local authorities are shown italicised.</P>

<P>The links in the following table are to outline maps showing the location of each
county.</P>

<P><CENTER><TABLE BORDER="1" CELLSPACING="2" CELLPADDING="0">
<TR>
<TH COLSPAN="4">Scotland - changes of 1975</TH></TR>
<TR>
<TH>Historic County</TH>
<TH>CCC</TH>
<TH>Administration until 1975</TH>
<TH>Successor Regions</TH></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="ABD.html">Aberdeenshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">ABD</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Aberdeenshire<BR>
<I>Aberdeen (C)</I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Grampian</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="ANS.html">Angus</A> <A HREF="#SN1">(1)</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">ANS</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Angus <BR>
<I>Dundee (C)</I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Tayside</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="ARL.html">Argyllshire</A> <A HREF="#SN2">(2)</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">ARL</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Argyllshire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Strathclyde<BR>
Highland</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="AYR.html">Ayrshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">AYR</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Ayrshire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Strathclyde</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="BAN.html">Banffshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">BAN</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Banffshire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Grampian</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="BEW.html">Berwickshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">BEW</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Berwickshire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Borders</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="BUT.html">Bute</A> <A HREF="#SN3">(3)</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">BUT</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Bute</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Strathclyde</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="CAI.html">Caithness</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">CAI</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Caithness</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Highland</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="CLK.html">Clackmannanshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">CLK</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Clackmannanshire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Central</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="DNB.html">Dunbartonshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">DNB</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Dunbartonshire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Strathclyde</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="DFS.html">Dumfriesshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">DFS</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Dumfriesshire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Dumfries and Galloway</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="ELN.html">East Lothian</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">ELN</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">East Lothian</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Lothian</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="FIF.html">Fife</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">FIF</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Fife</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Fife</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="INV.html">Inverness-shire</A> <A HREF="#SN4">(4)</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">INV</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Inverness-shire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Highland<BR>
Western Isles</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="KCD.html">Kincardineshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">KCD</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Kincardineshire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Grampian</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="KRS.html">Kinross-shire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">KRS</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Kinross-shire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Tayside</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="KKD.html">Kirkcudbrightshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">KKD</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Kirkcudbrightshire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Dumfries and Galloway</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="LKS.html">Lanarkshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">LKS</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Lanarkshire<BR>
<I>Glasgow (C)</I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Strathclyde</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="MLN.html">Midlothian</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">MLN</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Midlothian<BR>
<I>Edinburgh (C)</I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Lothian<BR>
Borders</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="MOR.html">Moray</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">MOR</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Moray</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Grampian<BR>
Highland</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="NAI.html">Nairnshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">NAI</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Nairnshire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Highland</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="OKI.html">Orkney</A> <A HREF="#SN5">(5)</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">OKI</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Orkney</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Orkney</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="PEE.html">Peeblesshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">PEE</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Peeblesshire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Borders</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="PER.html">Perthshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">PER</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Perthshire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Tayside<BR>
Central</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="RFW.html">Renfrewshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">RFW</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Renfrewshire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Strathclyde</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="ROC.html">Ross and Cromarty</A> <A HREF="#SN6">(6)</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">ROC</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Ross and Cromarty</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Highland<BR>
Western Isles</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="ROX.html">Roxburghshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">ROX</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Roxburghshire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Borders</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="SEL.html">Selkirkshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">SEL</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Selkirkshire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Borders</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="SHI.html">Shetland</A> <A HREF="#SN7">(7)</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">SHI</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Shetland</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Shetland</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="STI.html">Stirlingshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">STI</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Stirlingshire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Central<BR>
Strathclyde</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="SUT.html">Sutherland</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">SUT</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Sutherland</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Highland</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="WLN.html">West Lothian</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">WLN</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">West Lothian</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Lothian<BR>
Central</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="WIG.html">Wigtownshire</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">WIG</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Wigtownshire</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Dumfries and Galloway</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
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<P>The links in  the following table are to maps provided by the Scottish Office.</P>

<P><CENTER><TABLE BORDER="1" CELLSPACING="2" CELLPADDING="0">
<TR>
<TH COLSPAN="3">Scotland - changes of 1996</TH></TR>
<TR>
<TH>Administration 1975-1996</TH>
<TH>CCC</TH>
<TH>Successor Unitary Authorities</TH></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Borders</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">BOR</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><I>The Scottish Borders (U)</I></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Central</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">CEN</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><I>Clackmannanshire (U)</I><BR>
<I>Falkirk (U)</I><BR>
<I>Stirling (U)</I></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Dumfries and Galloway</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">DGY</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><I>Dumfries and Galloway (U)</I></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Fife</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">FIF</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Fife (U)</I></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Grampian</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">GMP</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><I>Aberdeenshire (U)</I><BR>
<I>Aberdeen City (U)</I><BR>
<I>Moray (U)</I></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Highland <A HREF="#SN8">(8)</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">HLD</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Highland (U)</I></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Lothian</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">LTN</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><I>City of Edinburgh (U)</I><BR>
<I>East Lothian (U)</I><BR> 
<I>Midlothian (U)</I><BR>
<I>West Lothian (U)</I></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Orkney <A HREF="#SN5">(5)</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">OKI</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><I>Orkney Islands (U)</I></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Shetland <A HREF="#SN7">(7)</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">SHI</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><I>Shetland Islands (U)</I></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Strathclyde <A HREF="#SN9">(9)</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">STD</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><I>Argyll and Bute (U)</I><BR>
<I>City of Glasgow (U)</I><BR>
<I>East Ayrshire (U)</I><BR>
<I>East Dunbartonshire (U)</I><BR>
<I>East Renfrewshire (U)</I><BR>
<I>Inverclyde (U)</I><BR>
<I>North Ayrshire (U)</I><BR>
<I>North Lanarkshire (U)</I><BR>
<I>Renfrewshire (U)</I><BR>
<I>South Ayrshire (U)</I><BR>
<I>South Lanarkshire (U)</I><BR>
<I>West Dunbartonshire (U)</I></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Tayside</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">TAY</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><I>Angus (U)</I><BR>
<I>Dundee City (U)</I><BR>
<I>Perth and Kinross (U)</I></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">Western Isles <A HREF="#SN10">(10)</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">WIS</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"><I>Western Isles (U)</I></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER></P>

<H4>Notes</H4>

<OL>
  <LI><A NAME="SN1"></A>An old name for Angus is &quot;Forfarshire&quot;.
  <LI><A NAME="SN2"></A>Includes islands: Islay, Jura and Mull.
  <LI><A NAME="SN3"></A>Consists of islands Arran and Bute.
  <LI><A NAME="SN4"></A>Includes islands: Lewis (part), North Uist, South
  Uist, and Skye.
  <LI><A NAME="SN5"></A>Also &quot;Orkney Isles&quot;, or &quot;Orkney Islands&quot;,
  but NOT &quot;The Orkneys&quot;!
  <LI><A NAME="SN6"></A>Includes part of the island of Lewis.
  <LI><A NAME="SN7"></A>Also &quot;Shetland Isles&quot;, or &quot;Shetland
  Islands&quot;, but NOT &quot;The Shetlands&quot;! Originally known as
&quot;Zetland&quot;.
  <LI><A NAME="SN8"></A>Includes the island of Skye.
  <LI><A NAME="SN9"></A>Includes islands: Arran, Bute, Islay, Jura and Mull.
  <LI><A NAME="SN10"></A>Includes islands: Lewis, North Uist and South Uist.
</OL>

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